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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

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The White House plan to address the affordable housing crisis seeks to: • Leverage existing federal funds to spur action that reduces exclusionary zoning. in small metro suburban areas in Q2 2021, year over year, and 14.3% in small metro urban cores. Large metro core areas, in contrast, declined 0.5% during the same time.

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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

Pro Builder

The White House plan seeks to: • Leverage existing federal funds to spur action that reduces exclusionary zoning. Multifamily construction posted double-digit percentage gains in small metro core and suburban areas during the second quarter of 2021, while multifamily building activity in large metro areas decreased.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Chris Walker, VDC Project Manager at PENTA Building Group

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People with successful careers possess many admirable qualities, but one common denominator that these folks have is their willingness to push themselves out of their comfort zone. He also leads PENTA’s diversity committee, which focuses on promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the company.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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In this year’s Metro Rankings Report, we’ve taken note of the crucial role exports are playing in the Recovery for many locations by charting their success in two of our rankings categories, Exports Growth Leaders and Exports Recovery Leaders. 10 in our Economic Growth Potential metro ranking. From the July/August 2014 issue.

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Housing and the 2020 Presidential Election

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Biden also wants to create a new, refundable, advanceable tax credit of up to $15,000 to help families buy their first homes and build equity. That rule requires local governments and their zoning boards seeking HUD funding to fill out a 92-question form detailing how they would address racial disparities. “I

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Enterprise Zone Credit or Exemption: The Alabama Enterprise Zone Act (Act. The program provides state and local tax incentives and non-tax incentives to businesses and industries located within Alabama’s Enterprise Zones. May not have closed or reduced employment elsewhere in Alabama in order to expand into an enterprise zone.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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If those trends continued, Clark reckoned housing affordability in the Salt Lake metro area would follow the same path as California’s Silicon Valley, potentially creating an estimated shortage of 50,845 housing units in the Salt Lake market by 2044, according to a 2018 study by the University of Utah’s Kem C.